Spring is coming up soon but is still cold as hell right now, what temperature can you withstand riding your bike?
When is too cold to ride your bike?
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The cold does have an effect, but its the salt that gets you. I always waited for it to get a little warmer, and a good rain to clean off the streets.
My2011yzfr6
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For me as long as it's above freezing and there's not a ton of salt on the roads.
conundrum
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Like others have said, after a good rain or two +5 or so is good for me (I was still riding in those temps during the fall). The big one for me is to get rid of the 2 million metric tons of salt per square inch Ontario seems to dump on the roads when they call for 1cm of snow.
0 dry
+5 kinda wet (flurry)
+10 stupid wet (storms)
I'd probably be able to do lower than 10 wet if I had proper rain gear. The one thing holding me back from lower than 0 is fingers. Wind guards, I've heard, help a lot...but they'd look stupid on a supersport.
+5 kinda wet (flurry)
+10 stupid wet (storms)
I'd probably be able to do lower than 10 wet if I had proper rain gear. The one thing holding me back from lower than 0 is fingers. Wind guards, I've heard, help a lot...but they'd look stupid on a supersport.
Wadadli
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+13 or greater for me. I'll ride when is colder if I have to but I don't enjoy it. My bike will stay in hibernation until the warm weather arrives.
It sort of like saying: How warm does the water need to be before you will go swimming? I might be possible to do a polar bear dip but I don't enjoy it.
It sort of like saying: How warm does the water need to be before you will go swimming? I might be possible to do a polar bear dip but I don't enjoy it.
PLau
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Depends if I need to get somewhere of if I'm going for a joyride...
If I'm just going from point A to B, as long as the roads are dry, I can go -5 to -10. If the roads are wet (and not covered in snow/ice), anything above 1.
For actually going out and enjoying a ride, +5 would be good enough.
This is my only vehicle for transportation. I would have to take the bus otherwise and YRT sucks worse that TTC.
If I'm just going from point A to B, as long as the roads are dry, I can go -5 to -10. If the roads are wet (and not covered in snow/ice), anything above 1.
For actually going out and enjoying a ride, +5 would be good enough.
This is my only vehicle for transportation. I would have to take the bus otherwise and YRT sucks worse that TTC.
dr_sarcasm
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As soon as I see chicks wearing hooker heels, mini skirts and crop tops, I know it's good to ride.
PLau
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Dunno about you, but I see these chicks throughout winter as well... Lol
i haven't ridden in any temperature below 7 degrees. if its around there just wear some cold gear something like this http://www.basspro.com/Under-Armour-EVO-ColdGear-Mock-for-Men/product/10207771/ under your pants and shirts.
you can get cold gear leggings too, traps heat keeping you warm.
you can get cold gear leggings too, traps heat keeping you warm.
I've ridden in around -25C before, on my Ninja 250R back when I had it, and a few nights on my V-Strom. Not the most comfortable, and definitely have to dial it down quite a bit vs warm weather riding, but for some reason I still enjoy it. As long as there's no snow or ice around. 
It's warm enouh to ride if I can't see my breath condensate in the air on the way to the garage.This way theres no need to contemplate which vehical to take.
